Striking a Chord- Andy Smetanka- The Missoula Independent

Parts of As Far As I Can See give us a pretty good indication of what a 1902 mandolin concert at the turn of the last century might have sounded like “ Minuett from Die Hausmusikstunde” is a Mozart composition, one of many short pieces written to be played as evening entertainment by friends and family, and a very appropriate choice. Mozart probably didn’t see mandolin societies coming, but the convivial arrangement is probably just what he had in mind when he wrote the piece. Lovely.